Reason for Stroudsburg stabbing remains a mystery

It's still unclear what caused the fight that led to Thursday afternoon's stabbing in the Stroudsburg ShopRite parking lot and subsequent foot chase.

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Posted Feb. 1, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Posted Feb. 1, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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It's still unclear what caused the fight that led to Thursday afternoon's stabbing in the Stroudsburg ShopRite parking lot and subsequent foot chase.

Darren Gabriel Clark, 22, of East Stroudsburg, is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment for allegedly stabbing Charles Tapper four times.

A Stroud Area Regional Police affidavit lists no age or address for Tapper, but police Thursday said the stabbing victim is a male age 25.

The affidavit gives the following account:

Shortly before 4:40 p.m., Tapper and brothers Karon and James Delbrune were at the Shell gas station at North Third and McConnell streets in Stroudsburg.

Tapper walked to a spot near Gallo's Bar, which fronts on nearby Lower Main Street, and got into a fight with Clark. Both parties separated afterward, with Tapper walking back toward the Shell station.

Moments later, Clark approached Tapper in the nearby ShopRite parking lot and stabbed him four times, in the upper left chest, lower right side, right upper leg and back.

By that time, police had been called and arrived to find Tapper bleeding and the Delbrune brothers assaulting Clark, who had head injuries and threw the knife to the ground.

Police on Thursday said two males took off on foot and were apprehended minutes later in a nearby back yard, but the affidavit doesn't name those two males. As of Friday, the Delbrune brothers had not been charged with assaulting Clark.

Tapper was rushed to Pocono Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for his chest wound.

As of Friday, Clark was still in Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000 bail. He's scheduled to appear in district court at a future date.